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Wood side rails rubbing metal hand rails (15' sport)
After installing my side rails (wood), I noticed that they rub the middle vertical part of the metal side rails. Do any other 15 Sport owners have this issue?
Mine didn't rub but they were close so I got some nylon washer/spacers from Lowes and put them between the wood and the fiberglass sides of the boat. You can get them from 1/16 inch to 3/8 inch thick. Just put them in the screw holes and they will allow the wood to stand off from the sides and the rail.... That did the trick on mine.
Edited by ioptfm on 02/02/09 - 6:06 PM
Tom
1979 Sport 15'
I finally installed the interior (complete) and the console and aft thwart seat installation required that I loosen the side rails. One the console and seat were secure I tightened up the side rails and it doesn't hit the metal hand rails anymore. One step closer to launching.......
